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Happy editing! T3h 1337 b0y 21:11, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

July 2023

Hello, I'm Taking Out The Trash. I noticed that you recently removed content from Patrol Forces Southwest Asia without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Taking Out The Trash (talk) 21:19, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

It would help the Patrol Forces Southwest Asia article considerably if the correct format for footnotes were used. Please see Help:Footnotes for information. I have also noted that the method you are using for linking other articles is incorrect. I have corrected some of your links and you can see how I did it by examining the first few paragraphs and comparing my changes with your original copy. Cuprum17 (talk) 22:30, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

In your recent edit you removed italics from ship names. According to Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Text formatting#Names and titles in the section named "Named, specific vessels: proper names given to:" Wikipedia uses italics for ship names. Please make any corrections that have been changed by you with regard to ship names. Cuprum17 (talk) 17:17, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

So, I am very new to this. I am trying to be consistent in naming standards in regards to USCG and not fully aware of the organizational schemes or formatting of Wikipedia. I am doing this as part of my time at the unit. Over my time working on this I will use the tools and will add more references as I figure it out. Myself and another user are trying to correct the major issues and the historical organization. We are both working on it to be the best of our abilities. If things are omitted it is due to being unaware or will be getting back to it as we learn more. Jpsantee (talk) 02:45, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

I am not being critical of your efforts. I want for all Coast Guard articles on Wikipedia to be the very best they can be. If you will look at my user page you will see that I have a Coast Guard history myself and I am one of the few that regularly follow Coast Guard related pages on Wikipedia. If I make suggestions, it is probably because I want to see the Patrol Forces Southwest Asia article the best it can be and not as a criticism of your efforts. I am not working against you, but instead are making suggestions of how the article could be better presented using the Wikipedia Manual of Style. Not to brag about my accomplishments here but the very best Coast Guard related article on Wikipedia is Coast Guard Squadron One, which I wrote. I served in the Army in Vietnam and wasn't even aware of a Coast Guard presence in Vietnam until many years later. Believe me, I didn't write the Squadron One article on my own; I had other editors during the peer review process help me "get it right". The Patrol Forces Southwest Asia article could become a similar achievement with the right effort and could help tell the Coast Guard story on Wikipedia. If I make changes on the article, it will be because they are changes that I feel need to be done to bring the article up to Wikipedia standards. If I don't make those changes, I guarantee that some other editor will. Do not get discouraged; if you have questions, you only have to ask for help. I will give you some time to absorb some of the Wikipedia markup language before I make anymore changes or suggestions. Just make me one promise: Don't give up before the article tells the story of Patrol Forces Southwest Asia as accurately is it can be. Good luck and Semper Paratus! MKC (ret) Cuprum17 (talk) 14:51, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

Your user page

A suggestion. Refer to yourself as a Coast Guardsman rather than a "USCG member". A Marine would never refer to themselves as a Marine Corps member. A Soldier would never refer to themselves as an Army member. A sailor would never refer to themselves as a Navy member.

The Coast Guard is more than just a social club and your service there is something to take pride in. Thank you for your service, Coast Guardsman! ... and a Merry Christmas! Cuprum17 (talk) 19:01, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for the feedback, to be honest the changes in the CG have been interesting and the rebranding and restructuring since about 2013 are still on going. I have been in since 2008 and have a lot of CG history growing up (father and grand father). Since 2013 many of the changes have been good but some of them as some are always going to be 'why?' This extends to what we call ourselves and it may have been where I was stationed during the change on how much they wanted to emphasize it. I don't want to get too far into it but lets say neutral is name of the game, it does have some benefits, but costs as well. Hope your holidays were great! Thank you for the changes to the page! Jpsantee (talk) 12:19, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Jpsantee! Your additions to Patrol Forces Southwest Asia have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

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Good day, apologies I will fix my method, and use better due diligence on creating articles. It was not my intent break copyright and misunderstanding when using government articles. Thank you. Jpsantee (talk) 12:01, 23 January 2024 (UTC)